އިހި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इञ्चाक (iñcāka). Cognate to Sinhalese ඉසියා (isiyā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.hi/, [i.hi]
  • Hyphenation: އި‧ހި

Noun

އިހި • (ihi) (plural އިހިތައް (ihitak̊))

  1. crayfish, spiny lobster, lobster

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 125
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